Russian strikes hit Ukrainian towns as UN reports highest monthly civilian death toll
Russian bombardments hit Ukrainian towns as the UN reports July saw the highest civilian death toll since April 2022. Bulgaria links a recent pipeline drone explosion to a Ukrainian decoy UAV.
Russian forces continued shelling multiple regions across Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties and widespread damage to towns. Local authorities reported two people killed and four injured during an attack on Izyum in Kharkiv Oblast, alongside strikes targeting Odesa and Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast, where heavy bombardment has reduced the town's population from 56,000 to under 4,000.
The attacks coincide with data from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights indicating that July recorded Ukraine's highest monthly civilian casualty count since April 2022, driven by intensified missile and drone strikes.
Separately, Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence announced that an analysis of drone wreckage from an explosion near a Trans-Balkan gas pipeline compressor station indicates the device was likely a Ukrainian decoy drone.
Sources: Investor.bg, Mediapool, Nova TV, Point, Українська правда
Sources
- Investor.bg — Руските удари превръщат Дружкивка в следващия мъртъв град в Донецка област
- Mediapool — През юли в Украйна са загинали най много цивилни от април 2022 г.
- Nova TV — Двама души са убити при руски обстрeл по украинския град Изюм
- Українська правда — Міноборони Болгарії припускає, що біля газопроводу вибухнув український дрон
- Point — Минобороны Болгарии о взрыве возле газопровода: Вероятно, это украинский дрон
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